The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-24
LAND OFFICE BUSINESS.
A Number of Railroad Land Grants Adjusted
by the Interior Departments.

A Number of Railroad Land Grants Adjusted
by the Interior Departments.
WASHINGTON, Sept 23.-The Commissioners of
the General Land Office has completed the ad-
iustment of nine railroad grants, out ot the
whole number of such grants pending for adjust
ment, three of which have besn reported to the
Secretary of the Interior, and the remainder are
being prepared for transmittal. The Land Office
adjustment in these show that the ST.
Joseph g. Denver City Railroad Company have
received % 276 acres Of land in Nebraska outside
OF railroad limits. and that the company would
be entitled to l43 $50 acres than received if
there were lands within limits subject to selec-
ton. 1t is understood that nearly all the lands
have been exhausted and therefore that
this grant is practically closed. In the other
eight cases the adjustments shows that an aggre-
gate OF 1,253, ,485 acres have been erroneously
patented or certified Ia excess of the amounts
due under the grants and that the same com.
panies have filed lists CT selections aggresating
1,644. 384 acres in addition, making a total of
c,S97, ,S64 acres received and claimed in excess
of tho grants. The eight roads mentioned are
the following
Iewa-sxcess patented, 160. .346. 10 acres; recon
vsyed to the United States by State OF Iowa,
26.0l7. 80 scrss; recovered by other companies,
Al. 6S7. 80 ceres; net excess patented, 101, GAL
acres
Cedar Rapids & Missouri River Railroad Com
pany, Iowa-Excess certified, 12s018 acress
awarded to other companies by United States
Supreme Couet, 109. 100 acrss remaining excess,
1928 acres; additional selections pending, 2.618
acres: total remaining excess and excess selec-
tione, 20.S79 acres
Chicago, ST Paul, Minneapolis q Omaha
Railroad Company. Wisconsin-Grant satisfied
by patent issued; excess selections pending.
246 063 acres. Same company, Bayfield, branch
Excess approved. 81 102 acres; additional ex.
ut nd
excess selections. 161, ,62l acres.
ST. Paul. Minneapolis & Manitoba Railroad
Comneny. Minnesota (mAin line ST. Paul 81 Pa.
cific Railroad Company j--Excess patented or
certified, 46. 204 acres additional excess selec-
tions, 496. 265 acres total excess and excess se-
lections; 542, AGO acres Same company. ST VIM
cent exteBsion-Excess patented or certified,
174 S22 acres; additional excess selections pend
ing n, 600 acres total excess and excess selec-
tions. 944. .s22 acres
Auchison, Topeka g Santa Fe Railroad Com
pany. Kansas-Excsss certified to company,
$50, 021 acres.
Missouri Kansas e. Texas Railroad Company,
Kansas. Excess patented or certified TO COM
pRny, 660. 696 acres; patents set aside by Sn-
prame Court of the United States, for lands in
Indian reservations 367 264 acres; remaining
excess patented certified, 293. 431 acres; addi
tional excess selections pending, 5.9l8 acres; to-
tai excess and excess selections. 299, $50 acres.
Commissioner Sparks will hold the excess
lections for rejection and cancellation. and
recommend a suit in the courts to set aside the
nnents of the remaining railroad ard wagon road
grants is in progress. and an Increased office
force TO do the work will be detailed by the
Commissioners